Nikami POV
Shukona looked at the two of us, while tilted her head.
"Huh? Hey! Why are two holding hands all of a sudden?!" Shukona yelled at both of us.
I shook my hands so that Yasachu's hands would be taken off.
"We're just talking to each other, Don't worry about it, Shu." I tried to reassure her
Shukona shook her head.
"Don't dare cheat on me with a commoner Nika!" She yelled at both of us.
[Cheat on her? with Yasachu? what does she mean by that?] I thought in my head confused.
"Cheat on you? is there a probably a problem with me and her holding hands?" I tilted my head in confusion to what Shukona said.
I turned my head to Yasachu and she looks confused as well. I turned back to the pouting Shukona.
"We-well! I don't want my childhood best friend to be taken away by a commoner! that would seem pathetic! Hmph!" She folded her arms and looked at the swarm of girls. She pointed to them and looked towards us.
"And what's with them anyway? it is very weird to see a swarm of girls like that! And the fact that these women are fangirling over something without shame is utterly disgusting! It isn't elegant at all!" She glared at the swarm of girls.
I titled my head and smirked
"Well, Don't you fangirl over plants? All of us have something we like Shu. Don't judge other people okay?" I teased her a bit.
Her eyes shot open and her mouth went slightly open. Her entire face went red, was it anger? was it embarrassment? it was probably both.
"Shu-shut up Nika! Pla-plants and boys are two different things you know that!" She gritted her teeth and then pouted.
Yasachu slowly goes towards me and tugged on my uniform. I turned my head towards her and tilted my head, a bit confused as to why she tugged on my uniform.
"What is it?" I asked her
"Does Amatarini-sama like plants?" She asked me in a low voice.
I nodded slowly
"Yes, Yes she does. frankly, she doesn't just like it. she adores them so much she will squeal and sometimes drool when she sees a rare plant." I chuckled a bit.
Yasachu's eyes lit up from seeing Nikami changing her emotion, she was as happy that she saw her chuckle. She excitedly nodded.
"I see I see!" Yasachu chuckled a bit as well
"She has a soft side to her, she's not all aggressive all the time. she is really gentle when you are close to her. You know, if there is someone you think is mean... There is always a soft side to them, and if you know anyone nice... There is always a dark side to them. " I smiled yet again.
[She is one of the reasons I still have some of my emotions, if it wasn't for her I would have turned into the in-game Nikami. perhaps it was what the in-game Nikami needed, a friend....] I thought feeling thankful for Shukona.
Shukona quickly turned towards us and her eyebrows were slanted.
"Hu-huh?! hey! Nika! I don't drool when I see a rare plant at all! Hmph, why are being so awfully open today?" Shukona looked disapproving.
"Yet you didn't disagree with the squealing part." Yasachu giggled a bit. Maybe Shukona does have a softer side to her that she didn't know, one thing's for sure... Yasachu thinks Shukona is adorable.
[I'm being open about you to her because I need you two to fall in love... A good happy ending for all of us, with you being happy... and for the protagonist to protect you. I'm not being nice to her, This is all part of my plan. If those get married, they both would be happily ever after. and me and Raijin would get married for the sake of our country. Even if we aren't in love it is all for the sake of our country, I'd rather get married to my best friend rather than getting married to a random commoner. Even if that commoner is the main reason this world exists in the first place, I wouldn't want to spend my eternity giving up everything I learned. I didn't take all of these smarts I got from studying just to marry a commoner, I was born to be a queen. whether I like it or not.] I thought to myself staring at the swarm of fangirling girls.
"Shu-shut up! Stupid commoner!" She yelled at Yasachu, which now by this point is kind of used to this. So she just stood there with a smile on her face, Shukona was a bit weirded out by this so she just shut up.
I looked at their interaction and smiled a little bit.
[They sure get along now, I'm proud of myself.] I thought to myself
The swarm of girls was cut into two parts, the one in the middle of them walked towards us with a confident smile.
The girl has obsidian black hair that was tied in a ponytail, she has mischievous looking black eyes that stared towards the three of us.
Her two silver-colored wolf ears twitched in excitement, her silver wolf tail swinging around like a small puppy seeing their owner.
The girl had a... warm aura? It can't be explained... it was a mixture of gentle and controlling aura.
The girls around her seemed to captivate with her aura, her boyish movements, her fluffy ears, and sensitive tail.
[I....thank god... it's not Rai... it's Miss. Tutorial...] I thought in my head while sighing in relief.
She smiled at the three of us, she goes first to Yasachu and slowly held her hand. She takes it up to her lips and kisses it while bowing down.
[Yes, her name is Miss Tutorial... she doesn't matter than much in the story. so much so that doesn't even have a name in the game. Just named Miss Tutorial. I feel bad for her, but I wonder what her name is... From what her name suggests you could probably guess what she is, she is the tutorial of the game... The so-called best friend of the protagonist of the game, she is the one who gives tips to the protagonist to get her capture target of choosing. she's the popular type but I'm pretty sure the developers just added that detail to reassure the player that she knows how to get a girl. She may seem like a play girl but she is actually just a straight girl who just so happens to have girls naturally like her, she think its a curse since she can't get men...] I thought while looking at her bowing down to Yasachu
"Hu-huh?" Yasachu was confused as to why this girl suddenly kissed her hand.
"What wonderful white hair, are you perhaps my snow white?" She winked at Yasachu while still grinning.
"Kyaaaaa! Yuutsu-sama please be my prince too!" A girl squealed
"Please kiss me when I'm under a spell too Yuutsu-sama!" Another girl giggled
"But.... snow white doesn't have white hair...?" She tilted her head in confusion to her flirt.
[Dense... just like all main characters... what a cliche.] I thought in my head still looking at both of them
"Hmph, a playgirl. How utterly disgusting! a girl must be elegant, not be like.... whatever you are." Shukona glared at her.
"Though I must say... You seem to be a bit familiar to me... Strange." Shukona muttered to herself.
"Me? not elegant? Shukona-sama, you must be mistaken. I might be boyish but I promise you I am elegant." She lets go of Yasachu's hand and looks at Shukona.
"...." I kept silent just observing her actions.
Shukona raised an eyebrow looking down at the girl with obsidian black hair.
"Is that so? can you prove it?" Shukona looked at her, still not convinced at her statement.
I wondered how she could convince Shukona out of all people.
"well... what about a little dance Shukona-sama?" She smiled mischievously, extending her right hand to Shukona.
"Kyaaa! A dance with Yuutsu-sama?! That would look beautiful!" A girl smiled
"I agree! It would be like a prince and a princess dancing in the moonlight! Hidden away from the world, since their love is forbidden! Kyaaa! How exciting!" Another girl squealed
[Hu..huh..? that's... the same thing I did back then to get her trust... Geez, I'm pretty sure that's just a coincidence... I'm overthinking it ... how does she know her name..?] I thought a bit still staring at them silently.
"A-a dance? what can a simple dance do?" Yasachu was a bit confused at this interaction
I shook my head at Yasachu's statement
"You commoners may think that... but dances are much more important than you think. Dances are the main point of elegancy. You can tell how elegant a noble is by their movements in the dance." I explained to her while folding my arms.
"O-oh? really? I see! thank you for telling me Shiromoru-sama!" She smiles brightly at me.
Shukona looked a bit surprised but is a bit impressed at her.
"What is your name Wolf?" She puts her hand on top of the hand of the obsidian black haired girl. While having an impressed smile on her face.
"Yuutsu Kurogane. Nice to meet you Shukona-sama." She pulls her closer using her hand that is intertwined with Shukona's hand.
"A pleasure to meet you as well Yuutsu-sama. I know your name, your the new adopted noble in the Kurogane family..." She smirked at Yuustu.
[Yuutsu Kurogane... I see. that's her name here, at least she has a name right?] I slightly nodded at this, while thinking that.
Yasachu stood there confused a bit and disappointed in herself, what if she approached Shukona like that?
Maybe she could have gotten her affection, maybe they could have been friends... But no, she really felt that herself was pathetic...
They both started to dance together, their hands intertwined as they both hover around the garden.
The two of them looked like two beautiful butterflies flying in the air together in harmony, Elegant and beautiful.
I just stood there looking at them dance.
[Interesting, to think a mob character could keep up to Shu, maybe she isn't such a mob character after all...] I thought to myself looking at them dancing.